The boss/did I do the right thing

09sVDB

As some of you may remember about two weeks ago I posted a thread titled "I may of got the boss hooked." It was how my boss, who I have known for eight years, but have only been working for for four monthes, started talking about how he liked to metal detect. We then started talking about all the coins he's found over the years. I then told him of my passion for coins. He mentioned that at some point he would like to own a St Gauden's. Well yesterday that Staint arrived in my mail box and today he came and picked it up. I also showed him some of my collection. Yesterday I went over his house after work and looked at what he had.I know the golden rule is you tell nobody about your coins. I feel he is the type of person that can be trusted and he is in a position that requires alot of trust at work. I have not shown him everything I have, but he knows that I have some quality stuff. I would just like to know how everyone feels about this. Should I have told him, or should I have just kept my mouth shut. My ultimate goal would be for him to take more of a collector/investor interest in coins and I have lent him many books to help get him started. I have told him to please tell no one. His wife was at home at the time and I don't even think she knew what we were looking at because we were looking at his stuff too.

ccrdragon

If you trust him, then you did the right thing. I don't tell many people about my coins except
the ones that I really trust because I never know if they are going to go blab to somebody else
about thier 'friend' who has an amazing collection. That's where the problem comes in - it's not
your friends, its who ever they tell (and so on).


edited to fix grammer and spelling (my fingers are on strike today! )

darktone

I see nothing wrong with telling a fellow collector about your collection but I would tell him to keep it to himself and not tell others. mike

Dog97

Just sitting in your hole by yourself with your coins is lonely & no fun. I take stuff to work to show my men and they bring stuff for me to tell them what it is and value etc. They also know I collect guns so I'm not worried about them trying to rip me off.

merz2

I have to agree with dog.I have told people that I collect coins.I share my knowledge and passion.I hope it will rub off on them.If we let ourselves get paranoid about collecting,then what's the sense in collecting.I refuse to worry myself into an early grave.

Tonelover

Can't hurt to make friends with your boss. I am uneasy about showing new friends my coins at home but if I do I will casually mention that they go back to the safe deposit box in a couple of days.

Dog97

If you get ripped off it's probably going to be by a strung out crackhead you don't even know who needs money for another rock rather than your boss or someone he knows.

stman

I don't tell a lot of people I collect coins. But I tell some. I've told some people I do business with that I trust. I have a friend that works for me and I'll show him a coin now and then. He used to ask me how much I paid or whats it worth? I used to tell him.

But now that he works for me if I tell him he might think I have money and want to be paid more. So now when he asks how much is it worth, I tell him Nothing To You.!!!!!!

The main people I don't tell I collect is people that live around me.
As others have said they may tell their friends than that can end up being trouble.

Stman

FC57Coins

09sVDB:

Sounds like you and your boss have struck a good rapport, so I would say that you're on safe footing. Think of it this way - if anything were to happen, the reprocussions would hit both at home and at work - too much for anyone to lose. I agree with the concensus that you should feel good about sharing your hobby with your close friends, and of course at the same time, take necessary precautions to keep your collectibles safe.

Frank

copperhead

Don't worry Be happy!!!!

DaveG

I do what Tonelover does and tell people that my coins live at the Bank and just visit my house every so often.